page_title: 2016 Colchester Borough Council election
section_title: Wivenhoe
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 Colchester Borough Council election / Ward Results / Wivenhoe
caption_attribution_description: English: Wivenhoe ward highlighted within Colchester Borough
context_page_description: Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. Colchester Borough Council normally elects one third of its councillors each year, however, due to boundary changes, the whole council is up for election.
  Prior to this election, the cabinet was held by a coalition including the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party and a Highwoods & Stanway Independent. Paul Smith, a councillor from St. John's ward, was elected Leader of the Council by 32 to 28 votes.
  Each voter had three available votes instead of the usual one vote.
context_section_description: Wivenhoe was created from the following wards:
  Wivenhoe Cross
  Wivenhoe Quay
caption: Wivenhoe ward
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